Shook TwinsMusic

Shook Twins

The Redstone Room

Wednesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m.

 

Pop culture is filled with sets of identical twins whose warmth and charisma have brought us joy: Susan and Sharon in The Parent Trap; Patty and Cathy in The Patty Duke Show; Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potters; the sadistic gynecologists in Dead Ringers; those creepy little girls in The Shining ... .

Okay, this intro kind of got away from me.

But for some exceptional, non-fictional fun courtesy of identical twins, you need look no further than Davenport's Redstone Room, which will deliver a double helping of folk-pop enjoyment in October 1's concert with the Portland-based Shook Twins.

Described by Acoustic Guitar magazine as "a band that packs a tremendous amount of artistry and talent into their compositions," Shook Twins began as a folk-duo project between siblings Katelyn and Laurie Shook, who began performing paid gigs together in 2004. Adding other musicians to the mix, the Shooks released their debut album You Can Have the Rest in 2008, and were soon gaining notice for the incredibly diverse range of instruments employed in the group's repertoire. Most folk ensembles have guitars and banjos, of course, and Katelyn and Laurie are adept at both. But how many can also brag the inclusion of the mandolin, upright bass, ukulele, tambourine, ocarina flute, glockenspiel, djembe, telephone microphone, and giant golden egg? (Honestly. It's a big egg filled with popcorn kernels occasionally used for percussion.)

Given the band's unique sound and Katelyn's and Laurie's rich and easy harmonies, it's no wonder that big names in the business have taken notice, with recent years finding Shook Twins performing alongside the likes of Mason Jennings, the Indigo Girls, the BoDeans, and Carolina Chocolate Drops. And with the release, this past April, of the group's What We Do, the raves continue to amass, with Relix magazine calling the CD "their best work yet, and a true cohesive statement," and USA Today declaring that Shook Twins "is ready to rattle the music world." So enjoy the concert, and the bold, sassy, beautiful folk music that suggests, "Come play with us!" Just like the little girls in The Shining. Man, those freaky kids are gonna be in my head all day now ... .

Davenport's Shook Twins concert opens with a set by Under the Willow, and more information on the night is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperience.org.

 

 

Jessica Lea MayfieldMusic

Daytrotter Communion Club Night featuring Jessica Lea Mayfield

Codfish Hollow Barn

Friday, September 19, 7 p.m.

 

Daytrotter's latest Communion Club Night - taking place at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn on September 19 - features a set with alternative-country and folk-rock musician Jessica Lea Mayfield, whose most recent album was April's critically acclaimed Make My Head Sing ... . I'm glad to hear that hers is singing. After checking out the 25-year-old's accomplishments and accolades over the past 10 years, mine is actually swimming.

Yet you have to go back even further than a decade for the beginnings of Mayfield's amazing career, considering that she was already performing and touring with her family's bluegrass outfit One Way Rider at age eight. By age 11, the Ohio native was playing guitar and experimenting with songwriting, frequently accompanying her older brother David at area open-mic nights. And when she was 15, Mayfield recorded her own EP titled White Lies, and printed a mere 100 copies - one of which made its way to Dan Auerbach, guitarist for the Black Keys.

Auerbach was so taken with the teen's skill set and passion that he not only had her record vocals for the Black Keys song "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" (from 2007's Attack & Release), but agreed to produce Mayfield's first album, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt, which was released in September of 2008. Four months later, Blurt magazine named it "Best Album of 2008" and Mayfield "Best New Artist of 2008." Early the following year, songs from the LP were heard on Gossip Girl and CSI:NY.

And the rest, as they say, is history - albeit very recent history. In addition to opening for artists including Cake, the Avett Brothers, and (it should go without saying) the Black Keys, and performing in the Prairie Home Companion stage show, Mayfield has been the recipient of sensational notices for her haunting and subtly powerful style. Rolling Stone, for instance, raved of her "sweet and sweltering guitar playing and forked-tongue revelations," and Pitchfork.com called Mayfield "one of the more intriguing artists on the fringes of alt-country" whose "wry lyrical style allows for a very frank cataloging of romantic regrets and bad decisions." If Mayfield's career at age 25 reflects the bad decisions, I can't imagine what the good ones might yield.

Jessica Lea Mayfield performs Daytrotter's Communion Club Night alongside Ark Life, Crash, and Hotbreath Tea & the Invisible Branches, and more information on the concert event is available by visiting CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com.

 

 

Todd DavisLiterature

River Readings: Todd Davis

Augustana College's Wilson Center

Tuesday, September 30, 7 p.m.

 

On September 30, Augustana College will host the first guest in its annual River Readings series: Todd Davis, the award-winning, Pennsylvania-based author of five full-length poetry collections whose works have been featured on Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac radio show and Ted Kooser's syndicated newspaper column American Life in Poetry.

Winner of the prestigious Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize and a teacher of American literature, creative studies, and environmental-literature studies at Pennsylvania State University's Altoona College, Davis has been widely celebrated for his explorations of nature and humans' relation to it, and more than 300 of his works have appeared in such noted publications as American Poetry Review, Shenandoah, and Verse Daily.

Yet as I am far from a poet myself, I don't feel entirely comfortable attempting to describe Davis' gifts in the manner they deserve. Please forgive me, then, if I instead turn to other sources.

The New York Journal of Books: Davis' "poems are really lyric meditations on the way life and the world turns, done in stillness yet shared through a poet's trust in the world."

The Washington Independent Review of Books: "Davis takes the seed of impermanence in every living thing and shows it growing to the good."

The Los Angeles Review of Books: Davis' works display "old quiet wisdom, not unlike the solemnity and silence of personal prayer."

The Bloomsbury Review: Davis "beckons the reader to pause, step away from the bright distraction of modern life, and consider the profound beauty of the natural world."

The Englewood Review of Books: Davis' writing "pushes the poet and reader past nature and into the mystery of the human condition."

And BooksAndCulture.com: "Davis forges intense observation with the revelatory, akin to Dante's celebrated realism in his epic about the afterlife."

I may not be a poet, but damn it, I can cut and paste with the best of 'em.

A Wilson Center reception and book signing will be held after Todd Davis' reading, and more information on the author's area visit is available by calling (309)794-7316 or visiting Augustana.edu/arts.

 

 

Ellis KellLiterature and Music

Banned Books Reading

Rock Island Main Public Library

Tuesday, September 23, 6 p.m.

 

Banned Songs Fest

Bettendorf Public Library

Wednesday, September 24, 6:30 p.m.

 

What I'm about to write may shock you. But I refuse to be the victim of censorship any longer, so here goes ... .

Judy Blume. The Bible. Kris Kristofferson.

Whew! Thank you for letting me get that off my chest!

Maybe there was no reason to panic. But those acquainted with the lists of books and songs that have, over the years, been banned in America should understand my concern: All it takes is one descriptive section from a Blume novel, or one suggestive passage from the Bible, for some people to get worked up to the point of demanding, "That's got to go!"

Consequently, a host of events will take place at local libraries in celebration of September 21 through 27's national Banned Books Week, which, according to the American Library Association, promotes "the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinions even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular."

Rock Island's Main Public Library, for example, will feature some of history's most commonly challenged literary works in September 23's Banned Books Reading event, co-presented by the Midwest Writing Center. Among the evening's participants and selections will be Angela Campbell taking on Stephen King's Different Seasons; Anna Tunnicliff with a section of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five; Amanda Makula reading a selection from Blume; Lisa Powell Williams and Ryan Collins on banned biblical and poetic works; Liza Gilbert (vocally) interpreting Fifty Shades of Grey, and Emily Tobin with that insidious novel clearly designed to warp young minds: Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass. Yeah. The story with the talking polar bears. Hide the kids.

Meanwhile, for proof that works can also be banned when heard (as opposed to read), the Bettendorf Public Library will host September 24's Banned Song Fest, an evening of contested music through the years. You'll hear library staffers Carol Anne Chouteau, Lucas Berns, and John Resch performing a medley of songs; Sangeetha Rayapati singing a banned solo from Scarlatti's opera Ergiti, amor; the House of Africa Drum Circle playing instruments forbidden in the antebellum South; and numbers by such noted troublemakers as Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. And the aforementioned Kristofferson? Ellis Kell (pictured) and Bret Dale will perform his "Sunday Morning Coming Down," a song in which censors attempted to change the word "stoned" to "home."

Well, time for me to get home. For more information on these local Banned Book Week events, visit BettendorfLibrary.com and RockIslandLibrary.org.

 

 

What Else Is Happenin'

MUSIC

Thursday, September 18 - Loretta Lynn. Concert with the legendary country singer. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $33-53. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.

Thursday, September 18 - The Return: A Tribute to the Beatles. The internationally touring tribute artists in concert. Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 6 and 9 p.m. $29.50-35. For tickets and information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com.

Friday, September 19 - Andy McKee. Concert with the instrumental acoustic guitarist. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. $20-25. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

Friday, September 19 - Nik Turner's Hawkwind. Experimental rockers in concert, with opening sets by Witch Mountain, Hedersleben, and Lark's Tongue. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $13 advance tickets. For information, call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com.

Friday, September 19 - Muddy Ruckus. Concert with the Americana swing-punk trio from Portland, Maine. Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $5. For information, call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com.

Friday, September 19 - Al Jarreau. Concert with the jazz, blues, pop, and soul musician and six-time Grammy winner, in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation. University of Iowa Pentacrest. 8:30 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (319)335-1160 or visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu.

Friday, September 19, through Sunday, September 21 - Iowa Soul Festival. Weekend event of local, regional, and nationally recognized musicians; vendors; children's activities; and more. University of Iowa Pentacrest. Friday 5 p.m. gates, Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. gates. For information, visit SummerOfTheArts.org.

Saturday, September 20 - The Hunts. Concert with the Virginia-based siblings and indie-folk musicians, Augustana College's Centennial Hall (3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $10. For tickets and information, call (309)794-7306 or visit Augustana.edu/tickets.

Saturday, September 20 - Peter Oprisko: Fabulous Frank. American pop, jazz, and standards in a concert tribute to Frank Sinatra. Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215 East Platt Street, Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $13-25. For tickets and information, call (563)652-9815 or visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.

Sunday, September 21 - Genesis Doctors in Recital. Quad Cities physicians and families perform in the fifth-annual recital to benefit music-therapy programs for Genesis Health System hospice patients. Augustana College's Centennial Hall (3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 2 p.m. $15-20. For tickets and information, call (563)421-6861 or visit GenesisHealth.com/give.

Sunday, September 21 - Matuto. Brazilian-style jazz and folk artists lead a 3 p.m. jazz workshop (free for students, $5 for adults) and perform a 6 p.m. concert ($10-15) in Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz and Matinée Series. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). For information, call (309)373-0790 or visit Polyrhythms.ning.com or RiverMusicExperience.org. For a 2013 interview with Matuto's Rob Curto, visit RCReader.com/y/matuto.

Sunday, September 21 - Tonic Sol Fa. Concert with the a cappella quartet. Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street, DeWitt). 7:30 p.m. $10-25. For tickets and information, call (563)659-3811 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenter.org.

Monday, September 22 - Cody Canada & the Departed. Rock and alt-country musicians in concert. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $17-18. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org. For a 2009 interview with Canada, visit RCReader.com/y/canada.

Monday, September 22 - Mark Kozelek. Folk-rock concert with the member of Sun Kil Moon. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $20-22. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

Tuesday, September 23 - Pokey LaFarge. The singer/songwriter on his "Central Time Tour," with sets by Dom Flemmons, Joel Savoy, The Tillers, and Loot Rock Gang. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $22-25. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

Tuesday, September 23 - Doreen's Jazz. New Orleans jazz clarinetist and her ensemble in concert, in a co-presentation with the Englert Theatre. The Mill (120 East Burlington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $20. For tickets and information, call (319)688-1653 or visit Englert.org.

Friday, September 26 - Amos Lee. Folk, soul, and jazz musician in concert, with an opening set by Priscilla Ahn. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $47.50. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

Friday, September 26 - Switchback. Roots and Celtic musicians in concert. Orpheum Theatre (57 South Kellogg Street, Galesburg). $10-25. 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information, call (309)342-2299 or visit TheOrpheum.org.

Friday, September 26 - Thollem Electric: Silver Ochre - New Silent Films of ACVilla. Shorts ranging from 30 seconds to four minutes in length scored and performed live by Thollem Electric with a vintage electric piano and analog effects. Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. $5. For information, call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com.

Saturday, September 27 - Gloria Hardiman. Blues chanteuse in concert, with an opening set by the Mark Avey Band. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $8. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

Saturday, September 27 - Iowa Women's Music Festival. The 21st-annual showcase of female talent, with performances by Girls Rock!, Crys Matthews, the Matriarchs, the Rae Fehring Band, Kiya Heartwood, and Alix Olson. Johnson County Fairgrounds (4265 Oak Crest Hill Rd. SE, Iowa City). Noon-6 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (319)335-1486 or visit IWMF.weebly.com.

Saturday, September 27 - Vertical Horizon and Tonic. Concert with the Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling musicians. Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22, Riverside). 8 p.m. $32-52. For tickets and information, call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResort.com.

Monday, September 29 - Festival of Praise Tour. Music and fellowship with singer/songwriter Fred Hammond and platinum-selling tenor Donnie McClurkin. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. $30-55. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.

Wednesday, October 1 - The Alloy Orchestra: The Son of the Sheik. The three-man musical ensemble performs live accompaniment to the silent-film classic. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $15-20. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

 

THEATRE

Thursday, September 18, and Saturday, September 20 - Catchin' the Babies. Sue Gilbert's one-woman play about pioneer midwife Annie MacFarlane. Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street, Coralville). Thursday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. $20. For tickets and information, call (319)248-9370 or visit CoralvilleArts.org.

Saturday, September 20, through Saturday, October 4 - Cinderella. Fairytale family musical by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy. Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue, Amana). Saturdays 1 p.m., September 27 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. $8.50-9. For tickets and information, call (319)622-6262 or visit OldCreamery.com.

Saturday, September 20 - 2014 New Play Festival. Eight short works presented by the City Circle Acting Company of Coralville. Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street, Coralville). 7 p.m. $12. For tickets and information, call (319)248-9370 or visit CoralvilleArts.org.

Thursday, September 25, through Sunday, September 28 - Big Rock Candy Mountain. One-weekend return of Tristan Tapscott's and Danny White's folk/bluegrass musical comedy. District Theatre (1623 Second Avenue, Rock Island). Thursday through Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. For tickets and information, call (309)235-1654 or visit DistrictTheatre.com.

Saturday, September 27 - National Theatre Live: Medea. An HD screening of the Euripides production starring Helen McCrory. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 7 p.m. $15-18. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

Tuesday, September 30 - Jekyll & Hyde. Touring production of the Tony-nominated musical drama based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $37-57. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.

 

DANCE

Saturday, September 27 - The Story of Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good People. The Chicago-based company Ballet 5:8 presents a balletic interpretation of the biblical figure's life. Nighswander Theatre (2822 Eastern Avenue, Davenport). 6:30 p.m. $18-24. For tickets, call (800)838-3006 or visit Ballet58.org.

 

COMEDY

Friday, September 19 - Louie Anderson. Touring performance with the stand-up comedian and two-time Emmy Award winner. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $35. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

 

LITERARY ARTS

Monday, September 22 - Chris Crutcher. The author of King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography will discuss banned books. Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf). 7 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (563)344-4175 or visit BettendorfLibrary.com. For a 2009 interview with Crutcher, visit RCReader.com/y/crutcher.

Thursday, September 25 - "I'm with the Banned" Readings. Readings of winners from the River Cities' Reader's short-fiction contest. Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf). 7 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (563)344-4175 or visit BettendorfLibrary.com.

Saturday, September 27 - Ghost Tales. Annual outdoor presentation of spooky, family-friendly stories told by local storytellers. Colonel Davenport House (Arsenal Island, Rock Island). 7 p.m. $4-6, free to ages 12 and under and active military. For information, call (309)737-4280 or visit DavenportHouse.org.

 

SPORTS

Saturday, September 20 - Quad City Rollers. Women's flat-track roller derby, featuring the All-Stars vs. the Sioux City Derby Dames. Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 6 p.m. $6-12. For tickets and information, call (563)326-8500 or visit QuadCityRollers.com.

Sunday, September 28 - WWE Live. Event featuring world heavyweight champion John Cena, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, and other stars of the WWE. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 5 p.m. $18.50-98.50. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com.

 

VISUAL ARTS

Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21 - Riverssance Festival of Fine Art. The 27th-annual festival featuring works by more than 100 national artists, live entertainment, a children's art tent, food vendors, and more. Lindsay Park (River Drive and Mound Street, Davenport). Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (309)737-8910 or visit MidCoast.org.

Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27 - Great River Quilt Show. Event presented by the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild, with more than 400 quilts on display, a judged quilt show, an auction, quilt appraisals by appointment, featured quilter Sally Noland, and more. Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street, Davenport). Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $6, ages 10 and under free. For tickets and information, call (563)381-8685 or visit MVQG.org.

Saturday, September 27, through Sunday, January 4 - African-American Art After 1950: Perspectives from the David D. Driskell Center. Exhibition of works by artists including Faith Ringgold, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Sam Gilliam, Kara Walker, Chakaia Booker, and Willie Cole. Figge Art Museum (225 West Second Street, Davenport). Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sundays noon-5 p.m. Free with $4-7 admission. For information, call (563)326-7804 or visit FiggeArtMuseum.org.

 

EVENTS

Saturday, September 20 - Brew Ha Ha. The Davenport Jaycees host annual samplings by local, regional, and national brewers, plus live music by Corporate Rock, improv comedy with the Blacklist, and more. LeClaire Park (River Drive and Ripley Street, Davenport). 1-5 p.m. $30-35. For tickets and information, visit DavenportJaycee.com/brewhaha.html.

Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21 - Celtic Festival & Highland Games. Annual outdoor celebration hosted by Celtic Cultures Alliance of the Quad Cities, featuring games of skill, competitions, live music, dancing, vendors, children's activities, historical presentations, and more. Centennial Park (Beiderbecke Drive and Marquette Street, Davenport). Free admission. For information, visit CelticHighlandGames.org.

Sunday, September 21 - Rozz Talks. Andrew King interviews Rozz-Tox proprietor Benjamin Fawks, followed by a live set by Tomtem. Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com.

Thursday, September 25 - 2014 Women's Leadership Conference. Discover and develop leadership skills in an event featuring inspirational speakers, networking, and more. Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7:30 a.m. $125-150. For information, call (563)326-8500 or visit RiverCtr.com.

Friday, September 26, through Sunday, September 28 - Quad City Balloon Festival. A weekend of hot-air-balloon launches, with food vendors, a kids' zone, hot-air-balloon tethered rides, and more. Rock Island County Fairgrounds (Arthur Drive and Avenue of the Cities, East Moline). Friday 5-8:30 p.m., Saturday 7-9 a.m. and 5-8:30 p.m., Sunday 7-9 a.m. Donations of non-perishable food items appreciated. For information, call (563)940-6273 or visit QuadCitiesBalloonFestival.com.

Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28 - Quad Cities Marathon Weekend. Annual Sunday races featuring the annual marathon, marathon relay, half-marathon, and 5K, plus Saturday's Walk for Prostate Cancer (11 a.m.) and Happy Joe's Kids Micro-Marathon (1:30 p.m.). i wireless center (1201 River Drive, Moline). Sunday races at 7:30 a.m. For information, visit QCMarathon.org.

Saturday, September 27 - The Amazing Race featuring Anchor Games 2014. Race around Rock Island completing physical, mental, and entertaining tasks with one to four family members or friends. Schwiebert Riverfront Park (17th and 20th streets, Rock Island). 10 a.m. $30/person; register by September 22. For information, call (309)732-7275 or visit RIGov.org.

Saturday, September 27 - A Night to Beat the Big "O." The NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Foundation's third-annual fundraiser benefiting the fight against ovarian cancer, with emcee Paula Sands and live music by Soul Storm. Crow Valley Golf Club (4315 East 60th Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. $50. For tickets and information, visit NormaLeahOvarianCancerFoundation.org.

Saturday, September 27 - Quad Cities Prayer Breakfast. Event with featured speaker Robert Schuller, music by Marshall Hall, and testimony by Pear Harbor survivor Jim Downing. Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7 a.m. breakfast, 8-10 a.m. presentations. $18/person, $98/table of eight. For information, call (563)322-7777 or visit RiverCtr.com.

Saturday, September 27 - Farewell to Summer Party. Event benefiting Toys for Tots, featuring games, prizes, a cook-out, a homemade-bikini contest with cash prizes, and concert sets by Jake McVey, Stephen David Johnson, and Dirt Road Rockers. On the Rock Grille & Bar (4619 34th Street, Rock Island). For information, call (309)732-1631 or visit OnTheRockGrille.com.

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